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Lead electronics design engineer

Gosport
STS Defence
Electronic design engineer
Posted: 4 July
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As the Lead Electronic Design Engineer, you will play a key role in driving the design and development of cutting-edge electronic systems, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance, reliable solutions.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on exciting and innovative projects, making a tangible difference in the safety and effectiveness of defence technologies.

You can expect to be involved in many areas that include:


* The planning and resource estimation for new projects
* Taking ownership for technical risk management and mitigation
* Creating design concepts, schematics and associated specifications, review packs and validation strategies
* Carrying out verification and validation testing, and supporting factory acceptance testing
* Ensuring that all design changes are fully documented, approved, correctly released and appropriately stored/archived
* Conducting peer reviews and support formal design reviews
* Carrying out electronics cooling simulation modelling (training provided where necessary)
* Conducting DFMEA (design failure mode effects & analysis) reviews
* Ensuring that all design work is cost optimised in accordance with product BOM cost targets and development labour budget
* Identifying and implementing opportunities to improve design process robustness/efficiency
* Providing support to junior designers and sub contract designers
* Supporting the Production team during prototype builds to ensure that any issues are swiftly resolved

To succeed, we are looking for the following in you:

* The ability to gain SC clearance (essential security requirement)
* Electronics related degree – significant demonstrable experience may be considered in lieu of academics
* Highly proficient in the design and layout (ideally using Altium) of innovative, high-reliability, power-efficient electronic circuits for use in demanding environments
* In depth understanding of the principles of designing for success in EMC testing
* Experience of designing PCB assemblies with JTAG interfaces
* Experience of electronics packaging design
* Experience of working with various micro controllers and associated micro code
* Experience of designing for test
* Experience of designing functional test and establishing and documenting test coverage
* Experience of analogue circuit design for sensors and interfaces
* Ability to identify and assess power/battery solutions for demanding environments
* Ability to estimate work effort with reasonable accuracy, and finish on time without close supervision
* Willingness and desire to acquire new skills and invest in professional self-development
* Excellent communications skills with proven ability to engage and build strong working relationships in a team environment

Advantageous

* Experience of electronics cooling simulation software, ideally SolidWorks Electronics Cooling
* Knowledge/experience of designing Intrinsically Safe circuits
* Practical LabView experience
* Knowledge or proven ability to interpret defence standards
* Experience of working with C++ and/or C for microcontrollers
* Practical exposure to software programming
* Experience in a highly regulated engineering environment (preferably Defence or Aerospace)

If this opportunity is of interest, take your next step today and apply…

Our Commitment

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. STS Defence recognises the value that Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reserves, Veterans, Uniformed Cadet Instructors and Service Families contribute to our company and the United Kingdom.

We are proactively committed to making STS Defence a more inclusive and diverse place to work and welcome all applications regardless of individual characteristics. We want everyone to contribute and develop to their full potential at STS Defence.

Please note that all of our roles are subject to security vetting and therefore some positions may be restricted to UK Nationals.UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Seniority level

* Seniority level

Mid-Senior level


Employment type

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Full-time


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* Job function

Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries

Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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